For Mourinho, November is the real test for Real Madrid.
This month, Real Madrid will face off against Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao, Milan, Ajax, and other teams.
Not only is the team’s schedule packed, but the opponents are also formidable.
Before this city derby, Mourinho didn’t really take the Argentine coach Diego Sione seriously. After all, compared to his predecessor Flores, Sione was just a "greenhorn," not worth ntioning.
Madrid Derby?
This gradually getting "lively" Madrid Derby seed like child’s play in Mourinho’s eyes. How much does he not take it seriously?
Even the team training sessions that were always kept confidential started to be made public.
People watching Real Madrid’s open training videos found Mourinho laughing and joking with the players, sotis warmly wrapping an arm around Chen Zhong’s shoulder, chatting and laughing there, and then humorously patting Benzema’s bald head, saying sothing with a mischievous expression.
There was no sense of a coming battle at all.
This was also confird at the news conference at the end of the video. After this ga, Mourinho seed sowhat idle or indifferent at the press conference.
He said in an unconcerned tone, "I know, tomorrow is the Madrid Derby."
"But so what? They’re just lucky to be in the sa city as Real Madrid."
"Our strengths aren’t even on the sa level, this to is just an ordinary ga."
At this point, Mourinho emphasized, "I know, of course, I know, these three points are very important to the fans, after all, Barcelona is already gradually getting on track."
"But it won’t change anything for personally—I’ve been through too many derbies."
"This is just another ga we must win because we want to maintain our top position."
The journalists, seeing Mourinho so composed, felt sowhat unbalanced in their minds; they began to emphasize the strong players in the Atletico Madrid team, such as Fernando, Aguero, and others, who could pose a threat, as the derby between the two teams has always been known for fast scoring.
Mourinho, resting his chin on his hand, listened to the journalists, then said dismissively, "All matches are a test for us. Atletico Madrid has excellent forwards, but a team is not just their forwards."
"The focus is always on my own team. If we perform at our level, we will win."
Real Madrid, this season, can be said to be going smoothly; the last loss was quite a while ago.
Currently, Real Madrid’s unbeaten streak is only slightly less than Manchester United. When faced with the question of whether to extend the record, Mourinho appeared very calm, saying, "The day we lose will co, and after that, we will continue to win gas at ho and set new records."
"To , it’s not so dramatic affair. If I must choose between a draw and a risky win, I won’t care about records but will take the risk to go for the win."
Then when asked about Atletico Madrid not winning at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium for 11 years, Mourinho’s expression was even more intriguing. He said, "Statistics represent the past, and in the world of football, past numbers don’t matter."
"It only ans it’s hard to win at the Bernabeu—every visiting team knows that."
"We’re not fighting for statistics; we’re fighting to win the league title, and to achieve that, you must win more gas. For that reason, we need to win tomorrow."
"Of course, if you want to estimate when they might win at the Bernabeu, I’d say not during my tenure."
Saying this, he spoke patiently like a primary school teacher.
Mourinho has recently led Real Madrid to impressive results, and the dia has also praised him. At the end of the news conference, a journalist brought up Real Madrid’s tactical approach.
"Recently, people have stopped arguing that your tactics are too conservative, what do you think about that?"
"The debates are yours, not mine."
"My team has always worked hard to win gas. If one day we play defensively, it’s because we’re down to ten n. When it’s eleven versus eleven, my team won’t play defensive."
Saying this, Mourinho rembered sothing interesting; during a recent match, he gave a small note to one of his players, which was thrown away after being read.
After the ga, the dia picked up the note and analyzed it thoroughly.
"Looks like I’ll have to be careful with my trash at ho, because anything can catch people’s interest..."
"You’re probably curious about what the 57 ant on it. That number is how many matches we played last year."
"I was just counting; I knew we played 57 matches last year, that’s all."
As he said this, Mourinho displayed a slightly wicked smile, giving the impression he was mocking the dia, which left so journalists feeling dissatisfied but also sowhat looking forward to the upcoming city derby and national derby.
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